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Which of the following plants are used as green manure in crop fields and in sandy soils

A

Saccharum munja and Lantana camara

B

Dichanthium annulatum and Azolla nilotica

C

Crotalaria juncea and Alhagi comelorum

D

Calotropis procera and Pitylanthus niruri

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Crotalaria juncea (sunnhemp) and Alhagi camelorum are among the plants which are used as green manures in India . These green manures help the soil through increasement of area, water holding capacities and fertility.
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